The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-30

Mattsrs ~ which the Piufned knight
Can Enlishsen the Gay Prince.
The intimate relations between our
Blaine and England's Wales are well
calculated to raise . huttcr in the Re.
publican bosom. It will not be .
wholly pleasurable emotion, but .
mingled flutter. so to speak. Of pride
and anxiety. There will be pride that
the plumed one is recognized BY the
great ones Of the earth as one Of their
own kidney; but there will be anxiety
also lest his intimacy with this partic-
ular great ono may prejudice him in
the fishing excursion upon which he
has gone for the Irish vote. And. un.
fortunately. there is more ground for
the pride than the anxiety. Aside
from the fact that he is Prince there
10 nothing great about H X H He
has achieved no distinction on the
score Of personal ability. He is neither
wise nor learned except in court eti-
quette. and his moral reputation il
seriously .'off color" Except BY vir-
tue Of his station he confers no honor
or distinction upon any American
citizen by receiving him upon
terms even Of equality; and he certain
" can confer none on a citizen who
has been exalted rs Mr. Blaine has and
who holds the position he does even
now in the estimation Of a large num-
Der OF his fellow-citizenS Pride, there
fore. in his recognition by the Prince.
has an extremely fiimsy foundation
and will chiefly be felt by those Of
Mr. Blaine's admirers, who are given
TO toadyism or anglomania-
For anxiety. on the other hand. there
really are excellent grounds. What
ever the Prince may be personally. he
represents . system which Ireland
and Irishmcn have found harsh and in
tolerably oppressive and against which
they are to-day in moral. as they may
be at almost any time in actual, revolt.
Even II the Irish were in . condition Of
mind to reason calmly and dispassion-
atcly on the subject, they might well
| wonder that professed friend Of theirs
and seeker for their support should
run after one who embodies quite a.
much as any one person can the op
preston they find 50 grievous. Ant
not being. just n present. in such
condition Of mind, the Irish are verl
likely to do more than wonder wheI
they see Mr.. Blaine hob-nobbing will
British royalty.
| This. however. Is matter which
concerns chiefly the Republican sup
porters Of Blaine and his Presidential
| aspirations To the outsider there
occasion for neither pride nor anxiet.
in his association with the heir-appa
rent to the throne Of Great Britain an,
India There Is room, perhaps. 10
some curiosity. Knowing that q mai
Of Blainc's attachments can gain moth
ing from the Prince. either Of politica
or practical Information. or even Q
insight into the habits Of good society
one can not help feeling that il is tn
Prince who has sought the intimacy
, SO feeling. we must speculate some
| what as to his purpose. Is he after in
, formation As to diplomacy, the mar
: agement Of lobby. the packing :
2 caucuscs, the use Of ''inflooence" wit
J Legislators or the art Of getting in 20
: the ground floor" Of enterprises ths
2 need legislative aid? Or Is he lookin
I for points in the art Of lcttcr-writin
. and the propriety Of lctter-burnine
II either Of these il his object u
J Prince has struck the right man. MOI
> than any other American, distil
: guishcd or obscure. Mi. Blaine can e
! tighten Wales upon all these matter
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